The Story

Chloe Vojtik loves animals. She loves her hamster, kitten, rabbit and dog. She loves to read about animals. She reads books about how to care for them. She reads books about wild animals and their natural habitats.

Chloe also loves Minecraft and her American Girl dolls. She builds the most incredible things on her Minecraft site and spends many hours dressing her dolls and doing their hair.

Some of her favorite things are owls, funky socks, dolphins, art and crafts and penguins.

She loves to cook and eat. She loves day trips to the Jelly Belly Warehouse.

She loves her family

She was 9 years old when she passed away.

On March 30, 2013, Chloe died from complications relating to a Chordoma brain tumor - a very rare, atypical tumor characteristically only found in adult males.

This fundraiser is dedicated to the memory of Chloe Amanda Vojtik in efforts to help relieve the financial obligations her family has incurred for her care and her death.

She was diagnosed on September 7, 2011. In the short time before her death she suffered from chronic pain, braved countless medical procedures, received 40 adult level radiation treatments, underwent 21 surgeries, a week of intense chemotherapy, 30 MRIs, 2 spinal infections, lost her sight, lost movement on both sides of her body, was arrested and resuscitated twice, and spent the last 7 weeks of her life in the hospital after being admitted to the emergency room on her 9th birthday from a spinal fluid leak that caused intense pain in her head.

She was extremely brave and overcame obstacles that no one should ever have to deal with. But in the end, the medical treatments failed and the tumor took her life. Like any parents would, they made sure Chloe received the best possible care – care which has totaled over three million dollars in medical bills. However even with insurance, the out of pocket expenses have been overwhelming.